Tie form



Patented May 4, 1948 f UNITED STATES i PATENT vvGFI-'ICE'.

TIE FORM Roland Seegmueller, San Pedro, Calif.

Application June 25, 1945, Serial No. 601,486

This invention has to do with a tie form and it is -ageneral object ofthe present invention to provide a device applicable to an ordinaryfourin-hand. necktie wheny it is not in use, to shape the tie ready forsubsequent use in a manner so that the: tie hasy the appearance ofhaving been pressed. i

lFour--in-hand neckties ascommonly worn by men are substantially uniformin size and shape and are almost invariably formed so that their endportions are open or unattached wherev they fold over to the inner sideof the-tie, for-ming what are commonly referred to as apron portions ofthe tie. Tapered flat tie stretchers are forming devices have beenheretofore proposed and used and are often used While ties are beingpressed. However, such devices are not satisfactory as structures onwhich tiescan be left to stretchor be formed, in that the apron portionswhich are free will not stretch. tightly on them but rather tend tospread and be loose, thus affecting the general shape of the tie.

Itis a general object of my present invention to provide a tieform-which can be applied to and rleft on atie so that the entire largeor front portion of the tie 'is effectively stretched or formed, givingit the appearanceV of having been Claims. (Cl. 223-82) pressed. By mypresent invention I not only stretch or effectively :form the narrowerportions of the tie where the tie is joined to be tubular, but I lalsoeiectively form or stretch the apron. or end portion which is loose. f

Another object of myV invention is to provideA a device of the generalcharacter hereinabove referred to which involves but two simpleelements. or sections that are simple and inexpensive of manufacture andsimple and convenient to use. v

It is another object of my invention to provide a device of thegeneralcharacter referred to wherein there is an outer section or retainerwhich effectively holds the apron portion of the tieV and which can beapplied so that itis fric-l tionally heldin placeor which can be simplyloosely slid in place to act by. gravity to eiectively hold the tie.

The various objects and. features of my invention willbe fullyunderstood from the following Adetailed description of a typicalpreferred formar-1d application of my invention, through,-

out which description reference is made tothe accompanying drawings, inwhich:

Fig. 1 is avview oa typical four-in-hand necktie showing the device: ofthe present invention inV place in connection therewith to form thelarge or front end of the'tie. Fig. 2 is a view of the lower portion ofthe largeend of the tie with the device in place taken from the rearsidethereof. Fig. 3 is a face or pian View of the inner sectionl of thedevice shownalone. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the section shown inFig. v3, being a view taken as indicated by line 4 4 on Fig. 3. Fig. 5is a face or front elevation; of the outer section of the device shownalone. `VFig. 6 is' a back orV rear elevation of the outer section. Fig.7 is anend view of the outer section as shown in Figs. 5 and, and Fig. 8is an enlarged detailed sectional View taken asV indicated by' line 8--8on Fig. 1. f

The device that I have provided is` applicable to theordinaryfour-in-hand necktie such as I have shown in thedrawings. Such anecktiehas what may betermedalarge end A and a small or narrow end B. The usualVtie has a narrow neck portion C joining the end 'portions A and vB andit is tubular in form or of' tubular construction throughout mostof-.its length. The extreme outer' endiportion of the endA and theextreme outer end of the end B ofk theordinary tie are not tubular, butrather are open and are commonly known as the apron portions of the tie.This open or apron construction will be seen in Figs.. 1 and 2-of thedrawings.

The construction that I have provided involves, generally, lan inner orstretcher section l0 and an outer or retainer section ll. The stretchersection is adapted `to be inserted in the tie, for instance in the largeend' A of the tie, in the.y manner indicated in `dotted lines in Fig. l,While the outer or retainerI section is. adapted to be engaged orclamped' over the apron portion of the large` end of the tie, as clearlyillustrated in Figs; 1, 2 and 8 `of the drawings.

The inner section or stretcher l!! is preferably formed of aflat sheetof material to be a tapered elongate part corresponding in size andshape to the large end A of the ordinary necktie. The stretcher lllcorresponds in length to the part of the tie required to be stretched orpressed, and the stretcher is preferably made to completely fill theVlarge end A; of.` the tie. Theupper or narrow end of the stretcher willordinarily be of about the width of the neck band portion C of the tieand may be provided with a suitable opening If2 to facilitate hanging ona hook, or the like, when not in use. The lower or large end of thestretcher at its widest point is as wide as the apron of the tie end Aand the large end of the stretcher is shaped the same as the end of thetie, that is, it has downwardly and inwardly converging end edges I3which join to form a rather blunt point, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Theside edges I4 of the stretcher are preferably straight and smoothalthough in practice they may be given a slightly concave curvature, ifdesired.

The outer section or retainer II is designed to fit over or bear againstthe apron portion of a tie in which the stretcher is applied. The reitainer involves a at body 20 Corresponding inV size and shape to theouter side of the tie apron, and it includes gripping jaws ZI adapted toengage around the edge portions of the tie apron'V to bear against thetie at the rear thereof. I n

practice I prefer to form the retainer I I of sheet metal and to formthe gripping jaws so that they define a space to slidably receive thetie carried on the stretcher A engaging the material of the tie atopposite points at the front and rear sides of the stretcher withsuicient friction to prevent slippage of the tie around the edge of thestretcher. In the preferred construction I provide a plurality ofgripping jaws 2l along each edge of the body 20 in a manner such as Ihave shown in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawings. The lower end of stretcher,so that the entire front or large end A of the tie is effectively anduniformly stretched, giving it the appearance of being a new or freshlypressed tie. It is to be observed that the device is extremely simple ofmanufacture, in that it involves but two simple, inexpensive parts orsections, and it is also to be noted that the parts are very simple andconvenient to manipulate both to apply to a tie and to remove from atie, making the device practical for general use.

Having described only a typical preferred form and application of myinvention, I do not wish to be limited or restricted to the specicdetails hereinset forth, but wish.r to reserve to myself any variationsor modications that may appear Vto those skilled in the art and fallwithin the vscope of the following claims. Having described myinvention, I claim:

the retainer is shaped like the lower end of the f of plastic, and as Ihave stated, I prefer to form vt5 the retainer I I of sheet metal. Thevarious cor-f ners and edges of both elements are finished to be smooth,so they will not mar or injure fabric. In using the device the tie afterit has been used l. A device for application to a necktie including, anelongate flat longitudinally tapered stretcher insertable into the tiefrom one end. anda retainer applicable to an end portion of the tie onthe stretcher to cooperate with the stretcher in holding the tie andconfining the end portion thereof to the stretcher, the stretcher beingof fixed size and shape corresponding in size and shape'to the said endof the tie and the retainer being freely movable lengthwise of thestretcher and cooperating with the stretcher to move toward the largeend of the stretcher and clamp a tie to the stretcher under the in-Vuence of gravity when the stretcher is vertically disposed with itslarge end lowermost.

2. A device for application to a necktie including, a stretcher plate ofYfixed size and shape insertable into the tie from one end, and aretainer applicable to an end portion of the tie to Vcooperate with thestretcher in holding the tieand confining the end portion thereof to thehas the stretcher l0 inserted into the large end =I2f A, as indicated inthe drawings. The retainer II is then placed over the face or front ofthe tie, which is located on the stretcher, at a point removed from thelower end of the tie far enough to allow the jaws 2l at opposite edgesofthe body I 20 to be engaged over the edge portions of the tie. Theretainer is then lowered or moved outward toward the apron of the largeend A of the tie, until it reaches a position such as is shown in thedrawings where the jaws 2l eiectively enx gage and clamp the apronportion of .the tie to the stretcher I0. The tie can then be suspendedor hung by any suitable means such as a simple clamp or clasp in aposition such as is shown in Fig. l, so that gravity acting on theretainer tends to clamp it firmly in position, or the retainer can beslid into a tight position over the spreader and the tie allowed to'rest in a horizontal position. In the latter case it is preferred tohave the stretcher placed snugly in the tiein stretcher, the retainerincludingl a flat body to bear on the front of the end portion of thetie, and jaws at the edges of the body engageable over the edge portionsof the tie and bearing on the back of the tie. Y Y

3. A device for application to a necktie including, a stretcher plate offixed size and 'shape insertable intorthe tie from one end, and aretainer applicable to an 'end portion of the tie to cooperate with thestretcher in holding the tie and confining the end portion thereof .tothe stretcher, the retainer including a flat body with a smoothuninterrupted innerface to bear on thelfront of the end portion ofthetie and shaped to'substanti'ally correspond tothe end portion of thetie, and jaws at the edges'of the body engageable over the e'dgeportionskof the tie and bearing onthe back of, the tiel 'j ll.A device forapplication to a ncoktie including, an elongate longitudinally taperedstretcher plate 'insertable intov the tie fromone end, and a retainer.plate applicable to an end :portion of the tie to cooperate with thestretcherein holding thetieand confining the endportion i thereoffto thestretcher, the retainer and the outerend portion of thestretcher beingof xed size and shape.Y andcorresponding substantially tothe-size andAshape of the outer end portion of said tie end and the retainer beingfreely movable lengthwise of .thefstretcher and being wedged thereonholding the tie on the stretcher .when the stretcher is verticallydisposed with, thesmall end. up,therej being mounting meansA for the liei'riceat thesmall end ofthestretcher.,

115. A deviceV for application to a necktie includingfan elongateVstretcher-"plate of xed size 5 and shape insertable into the tie fromone end and having its side edges pitched so it is tapered to correspondin shape to the said endof the tie, and a rigid retainer applicable tothe end portion of the tie to cooperate with the stretcher 5 REFERENCESCITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Butterworth Aug. 29, 1916 NessAug. 9, 1932 Green Apr. 28, 1936

